Hi to all,
1. What problem do we want to solve?
- we want to have a updated database regarding SMART info((Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART)), because
the developers of smartmontools make updates frequently about HDDs/SSDs/and so on
2. How it can be done?
- the short answer: running from command line
- details bellow:
a. Check if the /usr/sbin/update-smart-drivedb can show a output like this, and if you want you can adjuts the command with some parameters(see update-smart-drivedb --help)
- in my case, I can see at firs run this:
- if I run again, then I see this:
- OK, so smartmontools data-base is up-to-date
b. Create a schedule so smartmontools can be updated automaticaly(weekly)
- create a new file with with your prefered editor(nano, mcedit, ...) or:
- I want to see the result of the command in my logs, so I use >> ... . It could be any files under /var/log if you want!
- make the permission for smart-update file(we want to be able to run):
c. Check if all is OK, running from shell:
- it can be executed?
- you will not see any output(because we redirected the output to a log file)
- I can see anything in my log-file?
- If you can see some info like this then, you are OK!
Nota Bene: sorry for my bad English skils
Good luck / Bafta !
1. What problem do we want to solve?
- we want to have a updated database regarding SMART info((Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology; often written as SMART)), because
the developers of smartmontools make updates frequently about HDDs/SSDs/and so on
2. How it can be done?
- the short answer: running from command line
Code:
/usr/sbin/update-smart-drivedba. Check if the /usr/sbin/update-smart-drivedb can show a output like this, and if you want you can adjuts the command with some parameters(see update-smart-drivedb --help)
- in my case, I can see at firs run this:
Code:
/usr/sbin/update-smart-drivedb
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h updated from branches/RELEASE_7_2_DRIVEDB- if I run again, then I see this:
Code:
update-smart-drivedb
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h is already up to date- OK, so smartmontools data-base is up-to-date
b. Create a schedule so smartmontools can be updated automaticaly(weekly)
- create a new file with with your prefered editor(nano, mcedit, ...) or:
Code:
echo "/usr/sbin/update-smart-drivedb >> /var/log/syslog" > /etc/cron.weekly/smart-update- I want to see the result of the command in my logs, so I use >> ... . It could be any files under /var/log if you want!
- make the permission for smart-update file(we want to be able to run):
Code:
chmod 750 /etc/cron.weekly/smart-updatec. Check if all is OK, running from shell:
- it can be executed?
Code:
/etc/cron.weekly/smart-update- you will not see any output(because we redirected the output to a log file)
- I can see anything in my log-file?
Code:
cat /var/log/syslog|grep drivedb.h
/var/lib/smartmontools/drivedb/drivedb.h is already up to date- If you can see some info like this then, you are OK!
Nota Bene: sorry for my bad English skils
Good luck / Bafta !
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